BCCi officially began looking for new coaches at the Center of Excellence (COE) after the departure of several key employees, including the renowned coach Bowling Troy Cooley. This movement signals significant regrouping in a device for the development of the Board of Directors, formerly known as the National Cricket Academy.
Cooley, a former Australian first -class cricket and an English bowling coach, completed his three -year -old Stint with BCCI and talked about a possible extension. With his departure, however, the Council launched the process of hiring new staff across key departments, including launching, bowling and sports science and medicine.
Cooley was appointed in 2021 and played a key role in the care of the Indian next generation Pacers. His potential successor could be the former Indian sailor VRV Singh, who previously worked under Cooley and is reportedly in counting.
The Excellence Center, which started in February this year, is undergoing a transition phase, with several coaching and medical positions to relax. The head of the medical team, Nitin Patel, resigned in March after almost three years of service. Spin Bowling Coach Sairaj Bahutule joined the supportive staff of Rajasthan Royals, while Sitanshu Kotak moved with the national team to a full -time role.
According to PTI, the Laxman’s HVS LAXman’s HEAD is also close to its end and is unlikely to look for an extension. However, there is speculation that the former Indian dough could be asked to continue until the ODI World Cup.
On Thursday, BCCi invited requests for three key coaches, a bowling coach and the head of sports science and medicine. For coaching roles, candidates must be former first-class or international crickets that organize a level-2 or 3 BCCI coaching certificate. At least five years of experience in coaching at the state or elite youth level are also mandatory.
Applicants are expected to have a healthy understanding of tools and software for performance analysis relevant to players’ coaching and development.
As part of the head of sports science and medicine, the Council of Candidates with a Master’s title and an overwritable doctorate in sports science or related areas, along with at least five years of experience in the management of multidisciplinary teams.
“These roles are an integral part of the improvement of the Indian cricket framework across coaching, education and sports sciences,” Bcci said in his official announcement.
The last date for submitting applications is August 20.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
August 7, 2025
